Tag: Zipcar

Does Car Sharing Really Reduce Vehicle Ownership?

By Beth Buczynski

08.06.11, 9:36am Comments (3)

Car sharing is growing but is the number of cars on the road really shrinking as a result? A new study sets the record straight. Read more »

This Week in Sharing

By Malcolm Harris

08.04.11, 1:09pm Comments (2)

Welcome to another This Week in Sharing, I'm your host Malcolm, and here are the stars of our show, the fabulous and clickable Links. Read more »

iPhone and Android Apps for the Car-free Life

By Paul M. Davis

05.16.11, 8:04am Comments (0)

iPhone, iPad and Android apps that make it easier than ever to ditch the car and trade up to a happier, healthier and more connected life. Read more »

The iPhone is the New Prius

By Paul M. Davis

04.24.11, 7:48am Comments (5)

With smartphone in hand, it's easier than ever to ditch the vehicle and lead a carless lifestyle. Read more »

Should Products Be Designed for Sharing?

By Mary Fallon

04.11.11, 8:47am Comments (6)

On the eve of Zipcar's IPO, with profitability riding on driving down the cost of their fleet of designed to be owned cars, it's time to ask whether products should be designed to be shared. Read more »

This Week in Sharing

By Malcolm Harris

02.10.11, 3:32pm Comments (0)

Here are our sharing-related web links from the week, that we hope you will enjoy and take upon yourselves to share as well. Read more »

Share Your Car: Join the New Economy

By Jessica Scorpio

01.17.11, 2:18pm Comments (1)

In the United States, there are over 250 million cars that sit idle in parking lots and driveways 93 percent of the time. Read more »

This Week in Sharing

By Malcolm Harris

01.04.11, 4:09pm Comments (1)

Here is our first link roundup of 2011, we hope you enjoy. Read more »

MIT's City Car Is a Paradigm Shift in Car Sharing Vehicles

By Chikodi Chima

11.17.10, 5:10pm Comments (3)

Car sharing programs such as Zipcar, City CarShare and I-Go are all incorporating high efficiency vehicles like the Toyota Prius hybrid into their growing roster of cars, but these vehicles are still stuck in a 20th century mindset that views a car a. Read more »

This Week in Sharing

By Malcolm Harris

11.11.10, 3:58pm Comments (0)

Here are our links from the week. If you want to follow Shareable's picture-centric links in real time, check out our re-furbished tumblr page. Read more »